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ZUMZ

Zumiez Inc.

ZUMZ

Zumiez Inc. NASDAQ
$26.00 0.19% (+0.05)

Market Cap $466.23 M
52w High $26.05
52w Low $11.31
Dividend Yield 0%
P/E -433.33
Volume 80.78K
Outstanding Shares 17.93M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q2-2025 $214.275M $75.911M $-1.002M -0.468% $-0.06 $6.232M
Q1-2025 $184.343M $75.187M $-14.33M -7.774% $-0.79 $-14.485M
Q4-2024 $279.16M $80.903M $14.754M 5.285% $0.8 $25.61M
Q3-2024 $222.475M $75.946M $1.159M 0.521% $0.063 $2.368M
Q2-2024 $210.179M $72.187M $-847K -0.403% $-0.044 $5.098M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q2-2025 $106.74M $623.388M $330.951M $292.437M
Q1-2025 $100.962M $599.1M $300.622M $298.478M
Q4-2024 $147.558M $634.881M $305.904M $328.977M
Q3-2024 $99.302M $645.974M $328.886M $317.088M
Q2-2024 $126.96M $669.527M $349.723M $319.804M

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow
Q2-2025 $-1.003M $12.583M $7.708M $-7.468M $12.841M $15.982M
Q1-2025 $-14.33M $-22.084M $-4.188M $-25.029M $-49.693M $-24.303M
Q4-2024 $14.754M $54.691M $10.504M $0 $63.979M $49.699M
Q3-2024 $1.16M $-18.568M $6.186M $-5.246M $-17.657M $-10.084M
Q2-2024 $-847K $3.155M $7.915M $-19.582M $-8.48M $-565K

Five-Year Company Overview

Income Statement

Income Statement Zumiez’s income statement tells a story of a company that rode a big pandemic-era boom and then hit a rough patch. Sales were strongest a few years ago and have since eased back to more typical levels. Profitability has compressed sharply: strong profits turned into modest losses more recently, with operating and net income hovering around breakeven. This suggests higher discounting, cost pressures, or weaker store productivity. The good news is that results seem to have stabilized rather than continuing to deteriorate, but the business is clearly operating with much thinner cushions than during its peak years, and earnings remain sensitive to small changes in demand or costs.


Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet The balance sheet looks reasonably solid for a retailer, even after a few tougher years. Total assets and shareholder equity have drifted down from prior highs, which is consistent with weaker profitability and some balance-sheet tightening. Cash has stayed fairly steady in relation to the size of the business, and debt looks manageable relative to assets and equity, suggesting no obvious over‑leverage. Overall, Zumiez appears to have kept a conservative financial posture, giving it some resilience to navigate a challenging retail environment, though it no longer has the same buffer it enjoyed in its best years.


Cash Flow

Cash Flow Detailed cash-flow data is not provided, but the earnings pattern offers some clues. In the strong years, Zumiez likely generated healthy cash from operations, supporting reinvestment and a flexible balance sheet. In the last couple of years, with profits around breakeven or slightly negative, cash generation was likely much weaker and more volatile, forcing stricter cost and inventory discipline. The absence of clear free cash flow data adds some uncertainty, but the company’s still-sound balance sheet suggests it has so far managed to fund its needs without overstretching itself.


Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge Zumiez occupies a defensible niche in youth-focused skate, snow, and streetwear rather than trying to compete head‑on with broad mass-market apparel chains. Its edge comes from authentic culture, community building, and curated assortments more than from sheer scale. Stores often act as community hubs, and the brand’s identity is closely tied to action sports and street culture, which can deepen loyalty and make the business harder to copy. At the same time, the company is exposed to fashion risk, fickle youth preferences, economic cycles, and intense competition from both specialty and online players. The moat is real but needs constant maintenance through fresh product and relevant marketing.


Innovation and R&D

Innovation and R&D Zumiez doesn’t do “R&D” in the classic tech sense; instead it innovates in retail execution, assortment, and customer experience. The company has invested in an advanced order‑management and localized fulfillment system that ties stores and e‑commerce together, enabling faster delivery, flexible pickup, and better inventory use. On the product side, it leans heavily into exclusive collaborations, expanding private-label brands, and a mix of apparel and hardgoods like boards and components, which reinforces authenticity. Looking ahead, its innovation focus appears to be on growing higher‑margin private labels, expanding internationally, and likely using data and personalization tools more effectively. The key risk is staying ahead of rapidly shifting youth tastes while scaling these initiatives without diluting the brand.


Summary

Zumiez is transitioning from a period of unusually strong pandemic-era performance to a more challenging, normalized environment where sales are flatter and profits are thin. Financially, it retains a generally conservative balance sheet, which offers some protection despite weaker recent earnings and likely softer cash generation. Strategically, the company’s strength lies in its credible positioning within skate and street culture, experiential in‑store model, and increasingly sophisticated omnichannel capabilities. Its future will hinge on how well it can keep its brand culturally relevant, grow higher‑margin private labels, and succeed in international and digital expansion, all while managing the inherent volatility of youth fashion and discretionary retail demand.